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Orthodox Good Friday for the year 2017 is celebrated/ observed on Friday, April 14.
Orthodox Good Friday also called Great Friday and Holy Friday or just Great Friday is a day of remembrance of Jesus's death on the cross.
Orthodox Christian versus Christian Dates
Orthodox holidays follow the Julian calendar which generally has Orthodox Christian holidays following behind Christian (Gregorian calendar) holidays. Both calculate Easter and hence Good Friday (two days before Easter) according to the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. but Orthodox Christians use the Julian calendar while Christians use the Gregorian calendar to calculate the date each year. The date of Easter is calculated based on the phases of the moon and the spring equinox.
Days to Orthodox Good Friday 2017
Friday, April 14th is day number 104 of the 2017 calendar year with -7 years, -8 months, -11 days until Orthodox Good Friday 2017.
Orthodox Good Friday | |
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Name(s): | Orthodox Good Friday, Great Friday, Holy Friday |
Type: | Observance, Orthodox Christian |
When: | Friday before Orthodox Easter |
Dates for Orhtodox Good Friday
Holiday | Date | Days to Go |
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Orhtodox Good Friday 2024 | Friday, May 03, 2024 | -236 |
Orhtodox Good Friday 2025 | Friday, April 18, 2025 | 114 |
Orhtodox Good Friday 2026 | Friday, April 10, 2026 | 471 |
Orhtodox Good Friday 2027 | Friday, April 30, 2027 | 856 |
Orhtodox Good Friday 2028 | Friday, April 14, 2028 | 1206 |
Orhtodox Good Friday 2029 | Friday, April 06, 2029 | 1563 |